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Where Does The Last Name Marcus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Marcus (Arabic: مركس, Marathi: माकुर्स, Oriya: ମାରକୁସ, Tibetan: མར་ཀུསི་) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Marcuș, Marcuş, Marcús, Mărcus, Mărcuş or Mărcuș. For other potential spellings of Marcus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 7,315^th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 93,925 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Marcus reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Marcus is also the 2,132^nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 475,447 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 26,481 people, or 1 in 13,688. In The United States Marcus is primarily found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Marcus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Marcus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marcus surname rose 1,806 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 768 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marcus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Marcus last name is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Marcus last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marcus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.64% more than the national average, earning 722,055 kr per year; in Peru they earn 864.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 186,980 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning R 243,816 per year; in United States they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $50,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $62,660 CAD per year.